What happens when someone’s personal project is turned into a startup which becomes something of a publicity darling, then collapses with very little product shipped and takes all its customers’ …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/iot-archaeology-leads-to-api-resurrection/)

Wipe On, Wipe Off: Make Your Own Rain Repellent
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/wipe-on-wipe-off-make-your-own-rain-repellent/

Once upon a time, we drove an old six-volt VW Beetle. One sad day, the wiper motor went out, and as this happened before the Internet heyday, there were no …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/wipe-on-wipe-off-make-your-own-rain-repellent/)

Human-Powered Strandbeest
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/human-powered-strandbeest/

Once you’ve seen a strandbeest, it’s hard to forget the mesmerizing movement of its mechanical limbs. [Adam Savage] built a pedal-powered strandbeest in (more than) one day in full view …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/human-powered-strandbeest/)

Tetris Joins Minecraft and DOOM In Running a Computer
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/tetris-joins-minecraft-and-doom-in-running-a-computer/

There is a select group of computer games whose in-game logic is enough for them to simulate computers in themselves. We’ve seen it in Minecraft and DOOM, and now there’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/tetris-joins-minecraft-and-doom-in-running-a-computer/)

The Intricacies of Creating Fuel for Nuclear Reactors
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/the-intricacies-of-creating-fuel-for-nuclear-reactors/

All nuclear fission power reactors run on fuel containing uranium and other isotopes, but fueling a nuclear reactor is a lot more complicated than driving up to them with a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/the-intricacies-of-creating-fuel-for-nuclear-reactors/)

Roll-On Deodorant Controller Heats Up Racing Game
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/roll-on-deodorant-controller-heats-up-racing-game/

What do you get when you combine roll-on deodorant containers and a soccer ball with an optical mouse and an obscure 90s Japanese video game about racing armadillos? Well, you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/roll-on-deodorant-controller-heats-up-racing-game/)

Supercon 2022: Samy Kamkar’s Glowing Breath
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/supercon-2022-samy-kamkars-glowing-breath/

Sometimes the journey itself is the destination. This one started when [Samy] was 10 and his mom bought a computer. He logged on to IRC to talk with people about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/supercon-2022-samy-kamkars-glowing-breath/)

Virgin Not-Quite-Orbit-Yet
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/virgin-not-quite-orbit-yet/